Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch -- Dan O'Bri

For twenty years Dan O'Brien struggled to make ends meet on his cattle ranch in South Dakota. But when a neighbor invited him to lend a hand at the annual buffalo roundup, O'Brien was inspired to convert his own ranch, the Broken Heart, to buffalo. Starting with thirteen calves, "short-necked, golden balls of wool," O'Brien embarked on a journey that returned buffalo to his land for the first time in more than a century and a half. <p/><b>Buffalo for the Broken Heart</b> is at once a tender account of the buffaloes' first seasons on the ranch and an engaging lesson in wildlife ecology. Whether he's describing the grazing pattern of the buffalo, the thrill of watching a falcon home in on its prey, or the comical spectacle of a buffalo bull wallowing in the mud, O'Brien combines a novelist's eye for detail with a naturalist's understanding to create an enriching, entertaining narrative.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Dan O'Brien<br><b>Publisher:</b> Random House Trade<br><b>Published:</b> 10/08/2002<br><b>Pages:</b> 272<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.45lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.02h x 5.30w x 0.60d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780375761393<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Kliatt</i> 01/01/2003 pg. 28<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Dan O'Brien</b>, a writer and buffalo rancher, is the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction about the West. He has worked as an endangered-species biologist and an English teacher. He lives in Whitewood, South Dakota.</p>